This new competition, which focuses exclusively on Chardonnay, will take a step back from standard wine tastings and will evaluate every wine on the same playing field.

All preconceived ideas about this global grape variety will for the first time be pushed to one side as the wines – from across the world – are judged by style and price exclusively.

The judging panel, composed exclusively of MWs and MSs, will award the appropriate medals to all wines which they deem deserving. Medals will go from Bronze through to Gold, with the opportunity to win a Master medal for exceptional wines.

In addition to the medals, the wines will be given a score out of 100. With exclusively MWs and MSs on the panel, the insight, experience and technical understanding which will go into tasting each wine will offer an exceptional and unique insight from some of the most informed people on the subject on the planet.